ive just read an article in ultra marine that says turning the flash off is bad advice an if possible add an extra .what do people think,ive tried leaving flash on and i know my photography skills are non existing this doesnt help at all.i know the camera quality probably makes a big difference
thanks john

It depends on several things, mainly the camera and the amount of light on the tank. If your camera can shoot at high ISO level and not generate too much noise (poor photo quality) and there is a lot of light in the tank, no flash is good. I mostly photograph fish this way. If you can not got to high ISO or it is a low light tank, flash will be required, photograph at an angle to avoid the reflection of the flash back into the lens. With a fisxed flas (one you can not angle separately to the camera) a very thin bit of tissue paper over the flash acts as a diffuser and takes that harshness that is sometimes evident in flash photography.

It also depends on the fish you are photographing, it they are fast moving you will need a flash as the shutter speed can not be slowed down without increasing image blure. Slow moving fish are easier to get away with no flash.


Daragh

i might bring my camera along to the next meeting if you could have alok at the settings daragh i would be grateful as im having no lok with it at all
thanks

Sure no problem, we are doing a "thing" on fish photography at the next meeting anyway


Daragh